K2-141

Planetary system · 201.8 light-years away · also TYC 5244-714-1

K2-141 is 202 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K7 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (K2).

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Worth knowing

K2-141 b goes round its star every 6.7 hours, 314 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK7 V
Surface temperature4,570 K
Mass0.708 solar masses
Radius0.681 solar radii
Luminosity0.1778 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.454
Ageabout 6.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun201.8 light-years (61.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 350.9170°, Dec -1.1892°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
K2-141 b6.7 hours0.0075 AU1.51 R⊕4.97 M⊕Transit, 2018
K2-141 c7.75 days0.0683 AU7 R⊕8 M⊕Transit, 2018

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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